Programs for Children

Give your students an author visit they'll remember.

You want kids who love to read, write, and say what they feel. Author and poet Macarena luz Bianchi brings The Grateful Giraffes to your school, library, or youth program with playful lessons in gratitude and self-expression.

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  • In Person or Virtual
  • English or Spanish
  • South Florida and Beyond

As seen on NBC's KGET Studio 17 Live

You want more than another assembly.

Your calendar is full, your students have a hundred things pulling at their attention, and Literacy Week comes around fast. You need a guest who gets kids excited about books and gives them words for big feelings, without adding more work to your plate.

Meet Your Author

Macarena luz Bianchi is an author, poet, and publisher who has written 50+ books in English and Spanish. She created The Grateful Giraffes, a series about three giraffe friends, Gift, Gail, and Gilbert, who help children notice the good and share it. Every book in the series comes in English and in Spanish. She founded Spark Social Press in Miami and has been featured in Forbes.

"Fostering a sense of wonder and curiosity at a young age sets the foundation for lifelong learning."

Macarena luz Bianchi on NBC's KGET Studio 17 Live

Schools, Libraries, and Youth Events

Classrooms and Stages Like Yours

Every Literacy Week, Macarena visits schools to read and talk with children.

Schools, Literacy, and Youth5

  • Literacy Fair

    Miami Springs

    January 31, 2026

  • Joshua's Heart Foundation

    Junior Advisory Board Training

    January 17, 2026

  • Literacy Week

    Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center

    2026

  • Literacy Week

    Centner Academy

    2025

  • Youth Basel 3

    Presenter

    December 5, 2024
Book Fairs, Libraries, and Panels4

  • Love on the Page

    Panelist, Latinx Representation Panel and Book Signing, Winter Park Library

    January 24, 2026

  • Local Author Day

    Miami Main Library

    January 24, 2026

  • 20BooksVegas

    Children's Book Panel

    2024

  • Miami Book Fair

    Author

    2017, 2018, and 2021

Gratitude Poetry Workshop

What Your Students Walk Away With

Students read The Grateful Giraffes together, then choose a way to put their own gratitude into words. The workshop adapts to any age or grade.

  • Write a Thank-You Poem

    Your students brainstorm who and what they're grateful for, write a first draft, and share it with the group.

  • Create a Thank-You Card

    Your students pair drawings with their own words to thank someone who matters to them.

  • Write Appreciation Song Lyrics

    Your students use their senses, rhythm, and repetition to turn appreciation into a song.

How It Works

Three Simple Steps

  1. 1

    Book a call.

    Tell Macarena about your students, your event, and your date.

  2. 2

    Plan the visit.

    Choose the book, the workshop activity, and whether the visit is in English or Spanish, in person or virtual.

  3. 3

    Watch them shine.

    Your students leave with a story they love and words of their own to share.

For Parents and Educators

Meet The Grateful Giraffes

Each book pairs a poem with coloring and activity pages, so children can read it, color it, and make it their own. Every Grateful Giraffes book comes in English and has a Spanish edition.

Shop All Children's Books

Interested in a Grateful Giraffes book club for your class or library? Let Macarena know when you book your call.

Help every child find the words for what they feel.

Don't let another Literacy Week go by with a speaker your students forget by lunch. Bring Macarena to your school, library, or youth program, and send children home with a book they love and a habit of noticing the good.

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